According to a report, former AEW and WWE star Shawn Spears was backstage during a TNA television taping that took place in Orlando, Florida this past weekend.
Shawn Spears Backstage At TNA
As per Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, Alex Zayne, Mansoor, and Mason Madden (Mace) were all at the TNA television tapings this past weekend. In an update, Sapp states that Shawn Spears, formerly known as Tye Dillinger in the WWE, was also there.
Sapp reveals in the report that Spears lives in the area. He was seen backstage.
In addition, Shawn met with Scott D’Amore for approximately 20 minutes at the TNA show. As of January 1st, Spears is a free agent after leaving All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
TNA has created quite the buzz in recent weeks when it comes to talent signings. Nic Nemeth (formerly known as Dolph Ziggler in the WWE), as well as Ash by Elegance (formerly known as Dana Brooke in the WWE), have joined the promotion.
Shawn Spears Wrestling History
Spears initially joined the WWE’s developmental territories in 2006, getting called up to ECW in 2008. He was later released in 2009.
Shawn worked in the indies after that until he re-signed with the WWE in 2013. At that point, he debuted in NXT and was eventually called up to the main roster in 2017.
His first main roster appearance was as a surprise entrant in the 2017 Royal Rumble match, entering at #10. He would make his official main roster debut on April 4th of that year.
After dealing with a hand injury in October 2018, Spears returned to action during a live event in early February 2019. Sadly, the WWE was not using him on TV.
Spears would announce via social media on February 19th of that year that he requested his WWE release. The company granted this on February 22, 2019.
It didn’t take long for him to become All Elite, appearing at their Double or Nothing pay-per-view in May 2019. It’ll be interesting to see the next chapter in his career unfold.
